The detective and the mummy in the Mato

Visual Novel and RPG, investigation and combat, lights and shadows

As we have said, history is a fundamental element of Mato abnormalities. The story will hardly be told to us in the dungeons, but rather it will be done in two ways: By research and by dialogues, Visual Novel way. For a detective title, the truth is that the investigation is conspicuous by its absence, sacrificed himself so he could tell the tale and get into battle. At all times, we are told what to do or where to go. However, the story itself isn’t bad, although it isn’t the Eighth Wonder of the World either. With clear and necessary messages, and funny dialogues in many cases, Mato abnormalities You know where you want to go, but you’re not developing quite the way you might expect. Perhaps the weak point of the game.

On the contrary, The title of Arrowiz shines in his fight. Unlike the rest of the genre, in this case almost everything is shared. Life will be unique for the whole team, while attacks will also share the energy they spend, strategy will therefore be vital. It makes combat feel fresh and new, but it doesn’t take full advantage of it, especially when it comes to powerful combinations. However, dungeons are the weakest point of the entire RPG section. Almost all of them will be practically hallways, with a very similar aesthetic, which remains very much in the personality. A personality that they claim to have, however, since their theme is the feelings and sins of humans. But this is hardly reflected in their design.

Comics and the Mind Hack, the lights of Mato

So far we’ve said that Doe can’t fight, and as a detective he doesn’t do much research. Well, that’s not entirely true. Doe has his own ability that allows him to get information, he mind hack. Using a special glove, Doe can enter the minds of people he investigates and “force” them to give him the information he needs. This will be done through a kind of mini-card game that could perfectly be a game in its own right.

With maps dedicated to attack and defense, the system is simple to understand, but complex to master. It’s never particularly difficult to go through these phases of “mind hacking”, but it is always very satisfying to understand how to solve it. Well, in the end, More than just a TCG, it’s about puzzles that must be solved through the cards. Each person must be “hacked” in a specific way, especially when we come to the last bars of the title. In addition to all of the above, Doe’s main story will be told through animated comics, which gives a plus to this character. He and Gram have lights and shadows.

The incredible artistic section of Mato Anomalies

If there’s anything that stands out clearly when you see Mato abnormalities for the first time is his artistic style. In Visual Novel games, the characters will be drawn with a watercolor style, but with a thick manga-style line. It is a very characteristic and recognizable style, and the best of the title. As for the world, although it is in 3D, it also retains this style, with a cell shading very affected.

However, If artistically everything is well designed, the graphics do not end up being beautiful. Not so much by artistic decision as by performance, we suppose, the world is seen in many cases empty and graphically outdated. Too bad, because it’s beautiful artistically, but not so graphically. This, yes, we can pet all cats and dogs that we meet Sonically, the soundtrack has great themes, especially in combat, but it’s mostly just an accompaniment, not an essential part of the game.

In short, I kill Anomalies…

Eventually, Mato abnormalities This is a good entry point for Arrowiz to the turn-based 3D RPG genre. However, several aspects remain to be tweaked along the way, such as research and exploration. It’s a first step, but we are far from other titles of the genre, like those of ATLUS, from which it clearly draws its inspiration.